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pol•y•par•y
(pol′ə per′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -par•ies.
pol•y•par•i•an
(pol′ə pâr′ē ən),USA pronunciation adj.
- Invertebratesthe common supporting structure of a colony of polyps, as corals.
- Neo-Latin polypārium. See polyp, -ary
- 1740–50;